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Survey: Half of First-Year Seminars Focus on Academics, Student Success

New survey results from the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition find three in four colleges and universities offer a first-year seminar program, and of those, many focus on students’ academic success.

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Success Program Launch: Support Pathway for Completion, Career Launch

A partnership between the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences helps address computer science and cybersecurity workforce needs in the state.

3 More Universities Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $132 Million

Dartmouth College and Northwestern and Vanderbilt Universities have become the latest institutions to settle a financial aid antitrust lawsuit that...

Anti-DEI Legislation Moves Forward in Alabama

A bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at certain public institutions in Alabama—including colleges and universities—passed a...
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Yale Tries to Straddle the Testing Divide

The university will require test scores but accept alternatives to the SAT and ACT. Officials hope it’s the right mix of rigor and flexibility for a post-pandemic era.

Mississippi University for Women’s Rebrand Redux Rejected, Paused

The Mississippi University for Women, which announced a name change just a week ago, will not be using that new...

The Role of Humility in Health Care: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Barret Michalec, associate professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona...
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Did an N.C. State Building Sicken Scores of Occupants?

Some current and former employees say they fear probable carcinogens in a campus building may have harmed them and students. They’re criticizing the university’s response.